The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth The marvelous foot-ball dogs / The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York. – Historic Print
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Few images capture their era like this historic image of The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth The marvelous foot-ball dogs / The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York.. Sourced directly from the Library of Congress, it represents an authentic piece of documented history.
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The Barnum & Bailey greatest show on earth The marvelous foot-ball dogs / The Strobridge Litho. Co., Cincinnati & New York.
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A trained-dog act is the subject of this 1900 poster, which advertises "the marvelous foot-ball dogs" as part of the Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth. The Strobridge Lithographing Company of Cincinnati and New York printed it, and the firm was one of the leading American makers of colorful circus posters at the time. Such posters were pasted on walls and billboards in towns along the circus's route to draw crowds, and animal acts like this one were a major draw. The image shows how circus advertising used bright color and dramatic action to promote its performers.
| Created / published | 1900 |
|---|---|
| Subjects | The Strobridge Litho. Co. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division |
| Original scan | 2,509 × 3,793 px · prints to 8 × 13 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 8 |
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